Requests to amend records.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) (b) (ii) When the individual's identity has been previously verified pursuant to § 9301.14(b)(2)(vi), further verification of identity is not required as long as (iii) The exact portion of the record the individual seeks to have amended should be clearly indicated. If possible, the desired proposed alternative language should also be set forth, or at a minimum, the facts which the individual believes are not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete should be set forth with such particularity as to permit SIGAR to understand the basis for the request and to make an appropriate amendment to the record. (iv) The request should also set forth the reasons why the individual believes his record is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete. In order to avoid the retention by SIGAR of personal information merely to permit verification of records, the burden of persuading SIGAR to amend a record will be upon the individual. The individual must furnish sufficient facts or credible documentation to persuade the official in charge of the system of the inaccuracy, irrelevancy, untimeliness, or incompleteness of the record. (2) (i) The decision of SIGAR whether to grant in whole, or deny any part of the request to amend the record. (ii) The reasons for the determination for any portion of the request which is denied. (iii) The name and address of the official with whom an appeal of the denial may be lodged. (iv) The name and address of the official designated to assist, as necessary,

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 9301.17